Your ride today....
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laurentian
Active Member
Thanks. It's very local to me and a really nice place to ride.
Although I do feel I may give some of the walking visitors deja vu as I pass them multiple times
I know it. I've ran round it a few times* but never ridden round it.
*on separate occasions.
I believe the star pub is or was ran by @Dave7 son .you might have got a discount if you mentioned him or got thrown out
Yes, he and his wife still own it and would certainly look after any CCrs.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
If I'd encountered the landlord I would have asked him to let his dad know that Poacher had visited, but knowing that many pubs are on a financial knife edge, I wouldn't have asked for, or expected, a discount. Heck, I already felt guilty about not ordering food!
Today I wanted to do at least 23 miles to hit this weeks target. I ended up doing 29 miles with 1,873 ft climbed. There was a 20% hill which I hadn’t previously managed and is quite possibly the steepest in our area.
If you look carefully you can see Ridge maybe twinned with Cannes.
If you look carefully you can see Ridge maybe twinned with Cannes.
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Hopefully I've found the answer to why my hand was going numb. I knew that I had a lot of peripheral nerve damage from chemotherapy but I've hopefully isolated to a particular nerve. One in the bicep. So I wore a bicep guard under my jersey.
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
With my normal daily-walk partner in crime:
…..out of action for a couple of weeks after an operation yesterday ☹️……..I’d already decided to utilise that time in the Mornings [99% of the time we do around a 45 minute / 2.5 mile walk] doing something else I enjoy 😁
The Mornings are really pulling back now. Lights were full on and needed at 4.15am when I set out. Pleasant route around Oulton Broad, across Town:
…….through Normanston park - where I obviously pulled a couple of 540 flip-whips 🤣
And safely home 👍
Probably bordering on ‘Micro rides’ or whatever similar that thread here is called. Better than staying static though - and as always being an early Morning person: I really enjoyed it. Here’s to the next 10 days or so 👌
…..out of action for a couple of weeks after an operation yesterday ☹️……..I’d already decided to utilise that time in the Mornings [99% of the time we do around a 45 minute / 2.5 mile walk] doing something else I enjoy 😁
The Mornings are really pulling back now. Lights were full on and needed at 4.15am when I set out. Pleasant route around Oulton Broad, across Town:
…….through Normanston park - where I obviously pulled a couple of 540 flip-whips 🤣
And safely home 👍
Probably bordering on ‘Micro rides’ or whatever similar that thread here is called. Better than staying static though - and as always being an early Morning person: I really enjoyed it. Here’s to the next 10 days or so 👌
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
After discovering there's a direct train from Manchester Airport, which is close by, to Penrith, today brought a train assisted adventure to the two highest public roads in England.
First, though, a visit to see Long Meg and her daughters.
A call of nature was necessary there, which Meg turned out to be highly displeased by. Her curse hit within a couple of miles as the rear tyre emptied and puncture repair was necessary.
Then over Hartside, with spectacular views over the Vale of Eden
and down to Alston, a typically handsome Cumbrian town.
Now the first big one, but not before a stop at North Pennine cycles in Nenthead to top up the tyre with a track pump - a proper old school LBS. Had a nice chat with owner David and bought a new tube. He tells me C2C riders are very few and far between these days, one of the reasons local businesses are failing.
A sharp climb up, to the first objective - Killhope Cross, 627m...
...and a lovely descent to St John's Chapel via a stop at the Killhope Wheel for a cereal bar.
What turned out to be the most brutal climb of the day awaited, Harthope Moss AKA Chapel Fell. Really, it's a bugger! Great views over to Teesdale at the top though.
Lunch from the quite excellent chippy in Middleton, then the lovely road over and very lively descent to Brough.
Thence a mixture of tiny lanes either side of the main road descent to Sedburgh, and managed to get a train two hours earlier than planned from Oxenholme.
The TPE trains are excellent; nominal bike storage for four, but could easily fit in six if staff are amenable, and no silly racks or hooks.
Meg struck again just a mile from home with a spectacular WHOOOOSH. Too tired to fix it, just walked home. So that's one for tomorrow, and I might sacrifice a goat to appease Meg while I'm at it.
A grand albeit somewhat cool day out; 94 miles and 2700m climbing from Penrith to Oxenholme and another 12 miles to and from the station, so I claim a century. Very rapid by my standards at 14 mph.
First, though, a visit to see Long Meg and her daughters.
A call of nature was necessary there, which Meg turned out to be highly displeased by. Her curse hit within a couple of miles as the rear tyre emptied and puncture repair was necessary.
Then over Hartside, with spectacular views over the Vale of Eden
and down to Alston, a typically handsome Cumbrian town.
Now the first big one, but not before a stop at North Pennine cycles in Nenthead to top up the tyre with a track pump - a proper old school LBS. Had a nice chat with owner David and bought a new tube. He tells me C2C riders are very few and far between these days, one of the reasons local businesses are failing.
A sharp climb up, to the first objective - Killhope Cross, 627m...
...and a lovely descent to St John's Chapel via a stop at the Killhope Wheel for a cereal bar.
What turned out to be the most brutal climb of the day awaited, Harthope Moss AKA Chapel Fell. Really, it's a bugger! Great views over to Teesdale at the top though.
Lunch from the quite excellent chippy in Middleton, then the lovely road over and very lively descent to Brough.
Thence a mixture of tiny lanes either side of the main road descent to Sedburgh, and managed to get a train two hours earlier than planned from Oxenholme.
The TPE trains are excellent; nominal bike storage for four, but could easily fit in six if staff are amenable, and no silly racks or hooks.
Meg struck again just a mile from home with a spectacular WHOOOOSH. Too tired to fix it, just walked home. So that's one for tomorrow, and I might sacrifice a goat to appease Meg while I'm at it.
A grand albeit somewhat cool day out; 94 miles and 2700m climbing from Penrith to Oxenholme and another 12 miles to and from the station, so I claim a century. Very rapid by my standards at 14 mph.
@roubaixtuesday Chapeau! I did Harthope from Teesdale early in July. It’s really atmospheric especially when blowing a gale. It looked much harder the way you did it. I do the train to Penrith option a few times a year, it’s a fantastic base for cycling. In fact doing it tomorrow so watch out for the ride report!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A pretty relaxed group ride today. Only 2 of us turned up at the start, we met a few more at the cafe.
Quite a chilly wind first thing, but I think the bicep guard kept things warm enough to stop them from going completely numb. It warmed up nicely after the cafe and although we were going slower again the hands were 📌 📌 & 🪡 🪡 free 👍
At the start of last week there was 133miler planned for tomorrow and the low intensity would have been ideal but as I expected it's been cancelled.
Quite a chilly wind first thing, but I think the bicep guard kept things warm enough to stop them from going completely numb. It warmed up nicely after the cafe and although we were going slower again the hands were 📌 📌 & 🪡 🪡 free 👍
At the start of last week there was 133miler planned for tomorrow and the low intensity would have been ideal but as I expected it's been cancelled.
A rare Saturday ride for me, which opened up the possibility of a linear ride with train assist. Headed north on a TransPennine Express to Penrith and made my way back via the Eden Valley and Lune Valley. There are at least three distinct options for rides of about 100 km from Penrith, two of them passed along the edge of the Lake District, which I thought could be busy on a Saturday in August, especially as there is a major music festival at Lowther Castle. So I opted for a route through Eden Valley and up to the limestone plateau of Asby Scar. Asay didn’t disappoint with excellent views across the grazed uplands and Sunbiggin Tarn before I descended to Ravenstonedale. it took me to the source of the river Lune which I would see again in several places all the way down to its estuary. Ravenstonedale is magnificent and the A683 that runs through Cautley to Sedbergh is one of the best I know. There are hardly any vehicles on it and it just falls away gradually with a decent surface. I had lunch at Farfield Mill and then headed a short way into Dentdale to pick up the climb from Gawthrop to the head of BarbonDale. As always, it was a wonderful descent with a small number of visitors enjoying the stream. I took a check on the Lune again at Kirby Lonsdale while enjoying an ice cream. The headwind had been increasing all afternoon and I was pleased to arrive back home. 107 km with 1319 m of climbing.
Pictures of Braugham castle near Penrith, the view back from Eden, the view toward the Lune catchment, an enthusiastic gardener and Barbondale.
Pictures of Braugham castle near Penrith, the view back from Eden, the view toward the Lune catchment, an enthusiastic gardener and Barbondale.
Mburton1993
Über Member
- Location
- Stalybridge
MadMalx
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Settle, Yorkshire Dales
That looks a lovely ride and pics Geo. I know some of those roads well, but not much North of Asby.
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Windle
Über Member
- Location
- Burnthouses
The first ride write-up I've done for ages, even though I have been getting out. My local remote ride from West Auckland, through Shildon, Aycliffe, Heighington & Redworth. 17.5 miles with about 730 feet of climbing, up & down the bypass cycle paths. I took a detour round via Brusselton incline on the way out. Very nearly 200 years since this section of trackbed started a revolution.
A re-creation of some of the first railway track. complete with selection of rails, not far from the Masons Arms crossing.
Locomotion, with a unit heading for Bishop Auckland, the cycle path is to the right.
Heighington Station, the worlds first purpose built railway station has been in the news a lot this year, apparently at risk due to having been out of use for years since the pub closed in 2017. Well it was, but now thanks to a lot of local campaigning and the help of Hitachi (whose factory is barely half a mile from here) it's future is secure, with restoration being mooted. I've never been round the back before, despite riding past it many times.
The usual view form my pie stop on the platform of the 'new' station, timed nicely with the same unit heading back the other way.
It turned out quite a lucky day for me, as after finishing the ride, driving home and unloading my bike I had to head back down to West to collect my go-pro from the edge of the village green just behind where I'd been parked. It must have dropped out of my bar bag as I put the bike in the car 🤡. I wouldn't care but I always look back as I'm driving away to make sure I've not left anything behind, although I'm generally looking for my front wheel, helmet or shoes
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A re-creation of some of the first railway track. complete with selection of rails, not far from the Masons Arms crossing.
Locomotion, with a unit heading for Bishop Auckland, the cycle path is to the right.
Heighington Station, the worlds first purpose built railway station has been in the news a lot this year, apparently at risk due to having been out of use for years since the pub closed in 2017. Well it was, but now thanks to a lot of local campaigning and the help of Hitachi (whose factory is barely half a mile from here) it's future is secure, with restoration being mooted. I've never been round the back before, despite riding past it many times.
The usual view form my pie stop on the platform of the 'new' station, timed nicely with the same unit heading back the other way.
It turned out quite a lucky day for me, as after finishing the ride, driving home and unloading my bike I had to head back down to West to collect my go-pro from the edge of the village green just behind where I'd been parked. It must have dropped out of my bar bag as I put the bike in the car 🤡. I wouldn't care but I always look back as I'm driving away to make sure I've not left anything behind, although I'm generally looking for my front wheel, helmet or shoes
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